A mystery from the final frame
I so thoroughly enjoyed this film that I remained transfixed as the film leader ran out. There, in the last frame, First National Pictures Copyright MCMXXIX. As an old talkie buff I had noticed the title graphics used in this picture were most similar to the 1926-1928 style, even using the flying banners that say "talking pictures". And while the picture was fluidly filmed and underscored with music, Loretta Young was waaay younger than I've ever seen her. She was working at First National from 1927, but AFI's catalog agrees with the IMDB in citing July 1930 for copyright registration. What gives? And how long did it sit on the shelf? Those graphics were no longer in use by summer of '29. Anyone know any production stories. [email protected]
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